Delhi CM Urges People To Fast In Support Of Protesting Farmers
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday appealed to people to fast wherever they are in support of protesting farmers, and asserted that farmers will win in the end. Kejriwal is holding a one-day fast in support of the farmers’ protest on Monday. Farmer leaders are observing a day-long hunger strike as part of their […]
NCB Seizes Drugs Worth Rs. 2.5 Crore From Accussed Linked To Sushant Singh Rajput’s Case
The Narcotics Control Bureau has arrested an absconding accused in a drugs case linked to actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death and also seized a contraband worth Rs 2.5 crore during raids in Mumbai, an NCB official said on Wednesday. The NCB official claimed it is the “biggest seizure” of drugs in the case linked to […]
Bharat Bandh: Shops, commercial establishments closed in Punjab, Haryana
Shops and commercial establishments remained shut at many places in Punjab and Haryana on Tuesday morning in view of a ‘Bharat Bandh’ called by farmer unions to protest the Centre’s three farm laws. Petroleum dealers in Punjab closed filling stations to back the call for the nationwide strike. There are over 3,400 fuel pumps in […]
BJP Worker Killed By Shotgun Firing In West Bengal, CBI To Handle Probe: Police
The BJP worker, who was killed at the party’s rally in Siliguri, died due to shotgun injuries and the force does not use such a weapon, the West Bengal Police said on Tuesday, rubbishing the allegations of firing by its personnel. The probe into the death of BJP worker Ullen Roy at the party’s rally […]
Bharat Bandh Tomorrow: Here’s All You Need To Know
Farmers protesting against the Centre’s new farm laws on Friday announced the Bharat Bandh on December 8 after the fifth round of talks between the government and the farmer representatives ended in a deadlock. Bharatiya Kisan Union Spokesperson Rakesh Tikait said that the protest is to show that the farmers don’t support some of the […]
India’s active COVID-19 caseload falls below 4 lakh after 140 days
The COVID-19 active caseload in the country has fallen below the 4 lakh-mark at 3,96,729, the lowest after 140 days, comprising just 4.1 per cent of total infections reported so far, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday. The total active cases were 3,90,459 on July 20, the Ministry said. Continuing with the trend of the last 10 days, […]
BJP govt only understands language of street protests: Adhir on farmers stir
Ahead of the farmers scheduled meeting with the Union ministers on new farm laws, senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday said the BJP-led government at the centre only understands language of street protests. He said the party had sought more consultation and scrutiny of the legislations through Parliament Standing Committee, but the plea […]
COVID-19 caseload in India rises to 95.71 lakh
New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 95.71 lakh, while the total number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 90 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to 94.20 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 95,71,559 with 36,595 new infections being reported […]
Ex-girlfriend chops hair, pours super glue into eyes of boyfriend’s bride in Bihar
There’s no fury greater on earth than woman scorned. Angry over her lover choosing another for his wife, a girl in Bihar’s Nalanda district poured Fevi kwik, a super glue, into the eyes of the new bride after chopping off her hair. The incident was reported late Tuesday, Mohamad Shibli Nomani, Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) […]
International flights to remain suspended till December 31
The Centre on Thursday extended the suspension of scheduled commercial international flight operations to and from India till December 31. “This restriction will not apply to the international all-cargo operations and flights specifically approved by the DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation),” an official statement said on Thursday. “However, international scheduled flights may be allowed […]